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(Cambridge 8)
( TEST 1) Cambridge 8 TEST 1
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agree=concur=go along with=fall in with=go with v.

sceptic and advocate=different attitude
significance=impressive=meaning=sense n.
meditation: the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings,
in order to relax completely or for religious reasons n.
5. parapsychology: the scientific study of mysterious abilities that some
people claim to have, such as knowing what will happen in the future n.

6. environment=condition=light, sound, warmth=situation=circumstance n.

7. alter=change=revise=make changes v.
8. trial=experiment=test n.
9. success
rate=positive
result=achievement=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.
10. pick out=identify=recognize=know=tell v.
11. limit=minimize=maximum=the most=ceiling=cut-off point v.
12. different=individual=not like=vary=not the same=contrast with=diverse
adj.
13. invention=device=creation=innovation n.
14. cold temperature=freezing weather=chilly=frosty=wintry=cold snap adj.

15. farming=agriculture n.
16. simultaneous=at the same time=together=at once=at one time adj.
17. uniform=equal=homogeneous adj.
18. devise=formulate=invent=create=come
up
with=make
up=conceive=coin=dream up v.
19. civil=municipal=metropolitan adj.
20. divide=split=separate=break up=break down=take apart=take something
to piece v.
21. new=revolutionary=original=innovation=fresh=novel=be in its infancy
adj.
22. create=introduce=invent=make sth. do sth.=be the cause=lead to sth. v..

23. organize=co-ordinate=arrange=set out=put something in order=line up v.

24. public event=communal activity

25. aviation disaster=sky accident=air crash
26. prompt=result in=lead to=make somebody do something=cause
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somebody
to
do
something=lead
somebody
to
do
something=motivate=induce somebody to do something v.
27. resemble=like=similar=alike=much the same=comparable v.
28. oversimplify=incomplete=simplistic=generalize=see things in black and
white adj.
29. altitude=frommeters above the ground=height=how high=level n.
30. zone=airspace=region=area=district=quarter=block=suburb n.
31. weather=meteorological=climate=condition n.
32. categorize=class / type=sort=classify=be grouped=grade v.
33. create=establish=invent=start up=open=set up=found=inception v.
34. beacon and flashing=light=beam n.
35. improve=develop=evolve=get better=catch up=pick up=things are
looking up v.
36. aircraft=plane=by air n.
37. average-sized=medium-sized adj.
38. city=metropolitan=urban=town=village=civic=municipal=downtown n.

39. pendulum : a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings
regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock n.
40. coincidental : happening completely by chance without being planned adj.

41. disobey : to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or
refuse to obey a rule or law v.

( TEST 2) Cambridge 8 TEST 2

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drastically : extreme and sudden adv.

carry out : subject to :
remain=stay=keep=continue to be=still v.
detect=inspect=examine=notice=spot=become
aware
/
conscious=note=conserve=perceive v.
5. fault=flaw=defect=trouble=bug=virus=be something wrong with=be
something matter with n.
6. enough=sufficient=adequate=cover=meet somebody's need adj.
7. main=largely=principal=chief=major=key=primary=prime=predominant
=core adj.:
8. documentation=written account=evidence=proof n.
9. shift=switch=transfer=move=jerk v.
10. consistent=lasting=stay the same=constant=unchanging adj.
11. drought=no rain at all=dry=dusty adj.
12. period=cycle=era=age n.
13. random=arbitrary=at random adj.
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14. molten=hot=heat=boiling / boiling hot=scalding / scalding hot adj.

15. intense=strong=passionate=powerful=deep adj.
16. discover=explore=find / unearth=turn up v.
17. pattern=trade / commodity=business n.
18. relate to=associate with=link to / connect to=identify with
19. feeling=emotional response / sensory=a sense of=passion n.
20. unappreciated=undervalued adj.
21. difficult=elusive=hard / tough=easier said than done adj.
22. study=research=analyse=do/conduct research v.
23. smell=odour=scent n.
24. interpretation=be considered to be=understanding=reading n.
25. define=distinguish=tell the difference v.
26. damage=impair=break=do/cause damage=scratch v.
27. realize=consciously
consider=occur
to=become
aware=sink
in=strike=hit=wake up to the fact that v.
28. reveal=show=demonstrate=let
somebody
see=present=expose=let
somebody take a look v.
29. to be defined=unanswered
30. husbands and wives=marriage partner / spouse=couple=newlyweds
31. linguistic=language n.
32. describe=name=express=give a description of=talk about=write
about=give an account of=tell of v.
33. lack=do not exist=not enough=scarce=inadequate=insufficient=in short
supply v.
34. do not smell=odorless
35. regard as=consider to
36. unpleasant=offensive=horrible / disgusting / revolting=not very
nice=nasty adj.
37. certain=some=a measure of adj.
38. correspond=be consist of=coincide=match up v.
39. relevance n.
40. float=afloat v.

( TEST 3) Cambridge 8 TEST 3

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building=property=construction n.
support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.
financial support=fund=financial aid
stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.
create=generate=form=produce v.
direct=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.
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7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.
8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.
9. test in real=field test
10. genius=giftedness
/
talent
/
intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.
11. inherit=run in family=receive=get=be given=be awarded v.
12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a
natural ability to do something well n.
13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.
14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.

15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=make
progress=accomplish=get
results v.
16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the
downside n.
17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.
18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.
19. life span=duration of life
20. biological clock=internal clock
21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.
22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.
23. optimal=better=best adj.
24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.
25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever
adj.
26. organism=living thing=life form=wildlife =an animal, plant, human,
or any other living thing n.

( TEST 4) Cambridge 8 TEST 4

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middle-year education=lower secondary school

format=pattern n.
less successful student=struggler
key=contributing factor=important=major=significant=critical n.
achievement=attainment=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.

spacious=largely=big=huge=vast=enormous=immense adj.
adapt=accessible=get used to=become/grow accustomed to=adjust to
v.
careful=elaborate=conscientious=thorough=meticulous=methodical
adj.
supplementary=assist=additional=extra=further=added=spare=more
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=another n.
10. effort=hard work=work at=push yourself=labour n.
11. correct answer=accuracy n.
12. imbalance=disorder=unequal=disproportionate n.
13. no longer respond=resistance=fight against
14. cost=financial outlay=spend=charge=fare=rental=toll n.
15. innate=built-in adj.
16. immunity=resistance n.
17. entail=involve v.
18. circumstance=system n.
19. feed on=prey on
20. blight=plague v.
21. wipe
out=eradicate=get
rid
of=abolish=scrap=do
away
with=eliminate
22. plague=infest=troublesome v.
23. compare=determination
of
variation=contrast=liken=make
a
comparison=draw an analogy=draw a parallel v.
24. criterion=identification=standard=scale n.
25. compatible=use both method=well-matched=be made for each
other=be a perfect match /pair/couple=be right for=be ideally suited
adj.
26. specimen=individual n.
27. container=plastic or glass tube n.
28. wet=marshy=soaked=waterlogged=awash adj.
29. habitat=area=the environment=ecosystem=ecology n.
30. pitfall=trap n.
31. little time and effort is required=minimal maintenance and
intervention
32. pesticide: a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals
that destroy crops n.
33. preservative: a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from
decaying, for example food or wood n.

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